Lamp-burner.



J. P. WALSH.

LAMP BURNER.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111111, 1014.

191319581 Pafbaansedll Mar. 9, 1915.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

JOHN I'. WALSH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORNOF UNE-HALF T0 HENRY d'.

MUGUCIUN, 0F NEWYORK, N. Y.

LAMP-BURNER.

To all whom t ma concern l,Be it known t at I, JOHN P. WALSH, aA

"State of New York,I have invented certain -new and useful Improvements in Lamp- Burners; and Ido hereby declare the f ollowing to lbe a full, clear, and exact descrl. tion of the invention such as will enab e others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to lamp burners, and has for its object to provide a device of this character of. improved and simplified construction which shall be inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object is the provision of a lamp especially designed for lburningj gasolene and embodying a relatively adjustable wickholding tube and a trimming and extinguishing tube. j

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a diametrical sectional view through the lamp. Fig. 2 represents a horizontal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detail sectional view, partly broken away, of the operatin means for the wick tube.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral '5 designates the'body or bowl of the lamp having a convex bottom and a suitable top 6 provided with a vflanged opening 7 adapted to be closed by a suitable cap 8. A weight 9 is provided in the bottom of the bowl 5 to return the bowl to its proper y position when overturned. The filler 10 of asbestos is arranged in the bowl 5 over the weight 9.

The top 6 is rovided with a central opening the edge ofp which defines an upstanding Harige 11 having a vertically elongated opening adjacent its lower end into which the gear wheel 12 projects. A pair of upstanding arms 13 are secured to the cover 6 on opposite sides of the opening in the flange 7 and a shaft 14 is rotatably mounted in the upper ends of said arms andy supports the gear wheel 12. A wick tube 15 is positioned Specication oflettersllatent.

appiicauonaiea June 17, 191,4. serial no. 845,636.

I shaft carrying the Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

within the opening in the cover 6 and projects downwardly into the asbestos liller 10. plurality of teeth 16 are formed laterally o1" the Wick tube 15 and mesh with the gear wheel 12, whereby when the latter is rotated the tube 15 is raised or lowered carrying therewith the wick 17. A plurality of longs 18aare formed on the inner face of t e tube 15 and are directed inwardly and upvfagly therein for engagement with the wic A tube or sleeve 18 is telescopically en.

gaged over the iange 11 and in its lowermost position projects a short distance above the upper "edge of said flange. The outer face o f the sleeve 18 at a point diametrically opposite the teeth on the tube 15 is provided with a plurality of teeth meshing with a gear wheel 19 fixed on a shaft rotatably mounted in upstanding ears 20 carried by the top or cover 6 ofthe body 5.

.In use, the body 5 of the lamp is filled with gasolene through the inlet opening 7 and the cap 8 is subsequently secured on the flange of the opening. The wick 17 is adjusted to thev desired height and lighted. The adjustment of the wick is accomplished by operation of the wheel 21- carried by the shaft 14, and the adjustment of the extinguisher and dimmer sleeve 18 is accomplished by operating the wheel 22 on the gear wheel 19.

What I claim isz' l l. In combination, a body having a central opening and an upstanding annular flange at the edge`of said opening, an absorbent iller positioned within said body in spaced relation to the top of the latter and having a central` openingvregistering with the irst mentioned opening, a wick tube slidable vertically within said open-v ing and terminating in spaced relation to the bottom of said body, a wick removably positioned in said tube projecting from the lower end thereof and being in contact with said absorbent filler, said upstanding annular flange having a vertically elongated said vertical slots and` meshing with the lat erally projectingteeth of said wick tube.

2. In combination, a body having a central opening and an -annular upstanding flange at the edgethereof, a wick tube slidable vertically in said annular flange, said flange having a vertically elongated slot therein, teeth projecting laterally from the upper extremity of said wick tube slidably mounted in said slot, a gear wheel rotatably supported on'the top of said body projecting through said slot and connecting with said teeth, a dimmer and extinguisher sleeve slidably mounted over said annular flange, a plurality of teeth projecting laterally of said sleeve, a

ear wheel rotatably supported on said 'bo y meshing with the last mentioned teeth, said sleeve having a vertical slot extending upwardly from the lower edge thereof and slidablyreceivino 20 JOHN P. WALSH.

Witnesses:

W. C. DAvrs, A. R. Dumont. 

